What You Gonna Do?

- Original

Tell me what you gonna do when I'm gone?

Are you going to finally breathe a breath of fresh air?
A path forward, memorized.
the opportunity to step forward awaits,
Why are your feet heavy?
You plan to leave behind the shell of the person you once were.
Why are you so afraid of that?

Oh, and where you're gonna go when there's nobody home?

Will you retreat into yourself?
Before you is a new page, a new opportunity
to step forward and yet you fear two steps backward.
Why can't you take this chance?
You want to read this next chapter, to advance to the next page.
Why is the thought of that so terrifying?

And who's gonna love you when you're all alone?

That's what it will be, right? Loneliness?
A path forward, a new page.
In the past all it's ever brought is uncertainty and distance.
Is that keeping you back?
You know that after the rain, earth hardens.
Why does being alone scare you?

Who cries knowing you don't care?

And who worries what the future holds?
Who fears the road ahead?
And whose heart is turning into stone?
All these questions, all these fears living in your mind.
You will find a way past them, but take a deep breath and push through.
Could you do that for me?
What You Gonna Do? - Revised

Tell me what you gonna do when I'm gone?

Are you finally going to realize my self worth?
Or does that not matter, behind your rose colored glasses
I know that I can make it on my own

Oh, and where you're gonna go when there's nobody home?

When will you realize that I never needed you?
An empty shell in a home, always providing
Never expressing my truth

And who's gonna love you when you're all alone?

I wiped my own tears, cause you never rubbed my back
And said it’s gonna be okay
I don’t need you.

Who cries knowing you don't care?

I don’t fear the road ahead, because without you I see a clear sky
The only fears living in my mind is your questions
A parasite within me forever.